Mohave County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

There are 3 offices under the Mohave County Recorder. They are:

Main Office:
700 W. Beale Street
Kingman, AZ 86401
(928) 753-0701
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Bullhead City Office:
1130 Hancock Rd
Bullhead City, AZ 86442
(928) 758-0701 Ext 2026
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (Closed 12:00-1:00)

Lake Havasu City Office:
2001 College Dr, STE 93
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86403
(928) 453-0702 Ext 3021
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (Closed 1:00-2:00)

The Mohave County Recorder’s mailing address is:

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7000, Kingman, Arizona 86402

The Mohave County Recorder’s Office does not publicly disclose information regarding recording backlogs.

If the project is located in Mohave county, then yes, you will want to record your lien with the Mohave County, Florida Recorder’s office.

Mechanics liens submitted for recording in Mohave County, as well as all other documents, must meet the following recording requirements:

A. Only an instrument which upon presentation to a county recorder for recordation fails to meet any of the following conditions may be rejected for recordation at the time of presentation for recordation:

1. Each instrument shall have a caption briefly stating the nature of the instrument, such as warranty deed, release of mortgage and like captions. The county recorder shall have no obligation to index any instrument under any subject index category maintained by the county recorder unless that category is included in the caption to the instrument.

2. Each instrument shall be an original or a copy of the original and shall be sufficiently eligible for the recorder to make certified copies from the photographic or micrographic record.

3. Each instrument shall have original signatures except when otherwise provided by law.

4. Each instrument dated and executed on or after January 1, 1991, shall be no larger than eight and one-half inches in width and no longer than fourteen inches and shall have a print size no smaller than ten point type.

B. Each instrument dated and executed on or after January 1, 1991, shall have at least a one-half inch margin across the top, bottom and the left and right sides from the top to the bottom. Any markings, entries or text which are within the one-half inch margin shall be deemed not to impart the notice otherwise imparted by recordation unless such markings, entries or text appear in the reproduction produced under the direction and control of the county recorder. Failure to meet the one-half inch margin requirement of this subsection may affect notice imparted by the document but shall not constitute grounds for rejection for recordation pursuant to subsection A.

C. The first page shall have a top margin of at least two inches which shall be reserved for recording information. The left three and one-half inches of the top margin of the first page or sheet may be used by the public to show the name of the person requesting recording and the name and address to which the document is to be returned following recording. If the first page of the instrument does not comply with the top margin requirements, a separate sheet that meets the requirements and that reflects the title of the document as required by subsection A, paragraph 1 shall be attached to the front of the document by the party requesting recording.

D. Any instrument presented to a county recorder for recordation which modifies in any way the provisions of a previously recorded document must state the date of recordation and the docket and page of the document being modified.

E. Any instrument accepted for recordation is not subject to a later claim of invalidity for failure to comply with the requirements of this section.

Include this information in your lien claim as well:

1. The legal description of the property.

2. Your name and address, along with the names and addresses of the hiring party, the property owner, and your attorney.

3. The lien amount.

4. Provide a statement of the contract terms. If there is no contract, a description of terms, time of performance, and conditions of the agreement should suffice.

5. Include the date of completion of the project.

6. In Arizona, contractors are required to send a 20-day preliminary notice in order to secure their right to file a mechanics lien. Along with the statement for the preliminary notice, you’re also required to attach a return receipt or a proof of mailing to the owner.

7. Get your lien claim signed and notarized.

The margin and page size requirements in Mohave County are as follows:

Pages shall be no larger than 8.5 x 14.

Mechanics liens require a 2 inch margin at the top of the first page and a half-inch (5.) margin on the sides and bottom. All subsequent pages must have a half-inch (.5) margin on all sides.

Type may be no smaller than 10 point, and documents must be printed in black ink.

The Mohave County Recorder’s Office accepts the following forms of payment:

-Cash
-Check
-Money order
-Major credit cards

Don’t send cash in the mail.

Credit card transactions are subject to a 2.39% processing fee on orders of $1.50 and up.

The Mohave County recording fees are as follows:

All documents, including mechanics liens, cost a flat fee of $30

Copies cost $1 per page, and copy certification costs $3 per document.

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien by visiting the Mohave County Recorder’s Office in person at either one of their three locations:

Main Office:
700 W. Beale Street
Kingman, AZ 86401
(928) 753-0701
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Bullhead City Office:
1130 Hancock Rd
Bullhead City, AZ 86442
(928) 758-0701 Ext 2026
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (Closed 12:00-1:00)

Lake Havasu City Office:
2001 College Dr, STE 93
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86403
(928) 453-0702 Ext 3021
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (Closed 1:00-2:00)

You can also send in a request by mail to the following mailing address:

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7000, Kingman, Arizona 86402

Lastly, you can obtain a recorded copy of your lien by searching Mohave’s Official Records online:

https://eaglerw.mohavecounty.us/recorder/web/

You can obtain the property’s legal description by going into any one of Mohave’s 3 Recorder’s Offices, or you can search for the description on Mohave County’s Official Records:

https://eaglerw.mohavecounty.us/recorder/web/

In most states, lien rights are granted to contractors who furnished labor and materials for a project but were left unpaid after the project’s completion. However, there are several laws and regulations specific to each state that determine who’s eligible to file and who isn’t. Arizona is no different.

Before you file a mechanics lien in Mohave County, you need to know whether or not you’re eligible to do so. You can find out more concerning Arizona’s Lien Rights on our Arizona Mechanics Lien Resources Page.

Once a Notice of Completion or Cessation has been filed by the property owner, contractors have 60 days to record a mechanics lien. Additionally, contractors have 120 days to file after the completion of the work of improvement.

In Arizona, and in Mojave County, the time to file a mechanics lien is triggered by the completion of improvements, not the last furnishing of labor and/or materials for a project.